Flowers for Algernon Quizzes

Flowers for Algernon Quiz 1

By Lavinia Liang · Edited by Neal Adolph Akatsuka · Last reviewed January 16, 2016

1 What is the range of Charlie’s IQ throughout his life?

70-170

68-185

60-150

70-150
2 Where does Charlie take Alice on their first date?

Central Park

Chicago

Brooklyn

Times Square
3 Why is Charlie unable to make love to Alice?

He has repressed sexuality issues.

He is sexually unintelligent/emotionally immature.

He hallucinates his younger self.

All of the above
4 How much time passes throughout the novel?

8 months

3 months

6 months

1 year
5 Why does Charlie let Algernon out of his cage at the psychology conference?

He wants to entertain the convention guests.

He is fed up with the way Nemur treats him as subhuman before his operation.

He and Nemur have already had an arrangement to let Algernon go.

He and Burt want to play a trick on Nemur at the convention.
6 Who is Fay Lillman?

Charlie's neighbor

An artist

The first woman he has sex with

All of the above
7 What is Rose’s stance towards her son before Norma is born?

She does physically abuse him, but she also desperately wants to help him.

She does not physically abuse him, and does not want him to get better.

She does not physically abuse him, and desperately wants to help him.

She physically abuses him, and does not want him to get better.
8 How does Charlie reveal his identity to his father?

He does not.

He tells him while Matt is shaving.

He grabs a drink with him after the haircut.

He shows him an old photograph.
9 Which word best describes Norma’s reaction to Charlie’s appearance at their house after the procedure?

Apathetic

Angry

Arrogant

Apologetic
10 What is the first word that comes out of Charlie’s mouth when he sees his mother?

"Charlie"

"Home"

"Ma"

"Why?"
11 Why does Alice Kinnian recommend Charlie for the operation subject?

She is ready to get rid of him.

She recognizes his remarkable motivation to learn.

She thinks this experiment will better her own situation.

She wants to play a prank on him.
12 When does Algernon begin to show variable behavior?

After the psychology conference presentation

The day Charlie beats him in the maze races

After Charlie has begun to show variable behavior

Just before the psychology conference presentation
13 What does pre-operation Charlie see in the Rorschach test?

Inkblots

Man with children

A universe

Woman holding a knife
14 What happens in Central Park at night when Charlie is wandering in search of himself?

He runs into a pregnant woman who frames him for sexual assault.

He has a hallucination of his family being there.

He runs into Alice Kinnian and finally kisses her.

Nothing happens, and Charlie leaves disappointed.
15 How does Nemur treat pre-operation Charlie?

He treats him like an animal.

He treats him as though he doesn’t really exist as a human being.

He treats him with reverence and respect.

He treats him like a son, warmly and caring.
16 What happens when Fay gets Charlie drunk for the first time?

They have sex.

Charlie thinks she is Alice.

Charlie scares her off.

The old, mentally disabled Charlie reemerges.
17 How does the author show Charlie’s IQ progression in the text itself?

Charlie goes back and omits progress reports he dislikes.

Charlie does not write progress reports when he does not feel smart.

Charlie's progress reports are edited by others, like a stenographer.

Charlie’s progress reports increase and then decrease in their quality of writing.
18 During the hallucination in Dr. Strauss’s office, what does Charlie say he is afraid of?

He is afraid of dying soon.

He is afraid of living for too long.

He is afraid of wasting life as if he had never been born.

He is afraid of God and whether or not He exists.
19 Why was Charlie unable to make love to Alice Kinnian for a while?

He did not really love her.

He loved her but was afraid of what might happen if they made love.

He was emotionally and sexually immature and unresolved.

He was too involved with Fay to remember Alice.
20 Why was Charlie able to make love with Fay but not Alice?

He did not hallucinate when he made love with Fay.

Alice reminded him too much of his mother and sister.

He truly loved Fay.

His relationship with Fay was only sexual and he did not love her.
21 What does Charlie do on his “anti-intellectual” binge?

Go dancing all night

Go to Central Park

Watch bad movies

Go drinking
22 What sort of weight does the window carry for Charlie?

Charlie remembers most of Norma's sibling abuse happening near the window.

Charlie feels as though the window is a literal frame for his stupidity and he hates looking at square windows.

Charlie remembers most of his beatings taking place near the window, with Rose.

Charlie feels as though he has been watching life from behind a window and never participating in it.
23 What memories does being on the airplane bring back for Charlie?

The first time his father took him flying

His teacher preventing him from going on tall slides

A man faking a treatment for his mental illness

His mother telling him about the danger of airplanes
24 When does Charlie find out that Algernon has been demonstrating erratic behavior?

Seeing Algernon in the lab

Seeing Algernon on the plane on the way back from the Convention

Burt’s presentation at the Psychological Convention

Seeing Algernon on the plane on the way to the Convention
25 How does the author show Charlie’s increase and then decrease in intelligence in the report writings?

Charlie's reports are organized in order of messiest to clearest.

Charlie's reports are ordered from clearest to messiest.

Charlie's reports have all been edited by several authors.

Charlie’s grammar and diction are indicators.

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